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TABLE OF CONTENTS !Welcome Message ....................................................................................................... 2 Messages of Support .................................................................................................. 3

From The Hon. Anna Wu Hung-yuk From The Hon. Andrew Li Kwok Nang

About Us ......................................................................................................................... 5 Hong Kong Students Association Background on the Electoral Reforms Our Vision Steering Committee Members

Conference Schedule ................................................................................................. 8 Friday (March 14) Saturday (March 15)

Opening Address ......................................................................................................... 9 Keynote .......................................................................................................................... 9 The Panels .................................................................................................................. 10

Governance in the City After A Decade of Protest Hong Kong in the Context of Greater China Envisioning Reform within One Country, Two Systems Change from the Networked Diaspora?

Panelist Profiles ........................................................................................................ 11 Sponsors ..................................................................................................................... 14

Campus Contributors Supporting Societies

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WELCOME MESSAGE

On behalf of the Steering Committee and Brown Universitys Hong Kong Students Association, I would like to welcome you to Reframing Hong Kong: Challenges and Opportunities in the City, 2017 and Beyond. We are tremendously excited to have you here and grateful that you have made the journey to join us here in Providence. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us for help during your stay here.

As you know, this conference focuses on the recent social and political developments in Hong Kong. It seeks to contextualize the ongoing debates over universal suffrage for the 2017 Chief Executive elections through the analytical frames of the disciplines represented here. And this is also why you are here: to use all that you know and all that you will learn to put your minds to work in tackling the many challenges that Hong Kong faces today.

Our goal for this conference is thus twofold:

1. To inject Hong Kong into the greater ongoing conversation about China, especially at this critical juncture for the city;

2. And to bring together students and scholars interested in Hong Kong to discuss what we in the diaspora can do to shape the citys future.

This will be one of the first times since 1997 that a conference focused on Hong Kong will be held in the United States. But we hope that Reframing Hong Kong will only be the beginning and that the conversations that will take place here this weekend will continue elsewhere.

The Steering Committee would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has helped make this event possible. Information about our many sponsors can be found on the last page of this packet. Putting together this conference has truly been a collaborative experience that we believe represents not just the best of Browns students but also the best of the Hong Kong communitywherever they may be.

Yours truly,

Larry Au

Co-President, Hong Kong Students Association Chair, Reframing Hong Kong Steering Committee

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MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM THE HON. ANNA WU HUNG-YUK As the corridors of power and trade shift to Asia, buttressed by the rise of China, Hong Kongs role in the greater China region will only strengthen.

Hong Kong is the only Chinese city using English common law, which provides a level playing field for businesses as access to courts and the rule of law are regarded as sacrosanct. Protection of human rights and enforceability of contracts are key considerations in an individuals choice of a place in which to live and do business. Fair play and a merit-based system sustain growth and competitiveness. Hong Kong has laws providing level playing fields in four key areas anti-corruption, anticompetitive business conduct, fair treatment of consumers and equal opportunity to individuals.

Hong Kong is not just a financial market for Chinese corporations raising capital. It provides reliable and global market information, which requires government transparency and the free flow of information. And it is freedom of the market that attracts many to test consumer acceptability of their products in Hong Kong.

The coming years will be crucial to the development of Hong Kongs long term future as a Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. We need to settle on a blue print for a viable and acceptable democratic government for Hong Kong. Difficult and controversial as this may be, we need to participate in the reframing of Hong Kongs governance to ensure that Hong Kong can move on and to demonstrate that democratic values, freedoms and good governance come together with prosperity. Parallel to that is the urgent need to groom political leaders and policy thinkers in Hong Kong to meet our rapidly changing societal needs, which include an aging population, a population deficit, land shortage as well as food and water security. The stakes are extremely high and our future hangs in the balance.

And so I invite you to join those of us in Hong Kong in this conversation about our home.

The Honorable Anna Wu Hung-yuk, GBS, JP is a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council and the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. Ms. Wu was a Member of the Legislative Council and initiated the first private members bill to protect rights to equal opportunity.

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FROM THE HON. ANDREW LI KWOK NANG

Youth is the trustee of posterity By the time todays university students reach the prime of their working life, we will be in the decade of the 2030s. At around that time, I believe that the future of Hong Kong after the 50 years ending in 2047 will have to be discussed and settled. Many of todays students will be in leadership positions and will be taking a leading part in those discussions.

In dealing with the challenges of the future, it is very important for students to gain a good understanding of the social, economic and political developments in Mainland China as well as those in Hong Kong as part of China under one country two systems.

This Conference provides a good opportunity for students to enhance their understanding of the issues relating to Hong Kongs future. I wish it every success.

The Honorable Andrew Li Kwok Nang, GBM, JP served as the first Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal from 1997 to 2010. Under his steadfast leadership of Hong Kongs judiciary, he initiated many legal reforms and upheld judicial independence in the new constitutional order.

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ABOUT US HONG KONG STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Founded in 1982, Brown Universitys Hong Kong Students Association provides a home for students from Hong Kong studying abroad. We also seek to provide a platform for individuals interested in learning about Hong Kong society and culture. Furthermore, we seek to promote diversity and free cultural expression within the College Hill community. Our recent events include lectures by Anita Chan, the New York Hong Kong Economic Trade Office Director, a student panel focusing on their experiences in the diaspora, calligraphy nights, an exhibition of 19th century prints of Hong Kong at the John Hay Library, as well as our food events, such as cooking nights and Boston dim sum trips. BACKGROUND ON THE ELECTORAL REFORMS Under Article 45 of the Basic Law, Hong Kongs mini-constitution, the ultimate selection method of the Chief Executive will be by universal suffrage. Through the principle of gradual and orderly progress, the democratic element of the elections will be increased. Under the 2007 ruling by the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress of the Central Government of China, the franchise of the 2017 Chief Executive election can be broadened to include every adult permanent resident of Hong Kong. And so, on December 5, 2013, the Government announced its Public Consultation on the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017, where it intends to solicit the publics views. The results of the consultation, which ends in May 2014, will be reviewed and the reform measures will be introduced to Legislative Council during the 2014-2015 legislative sitting. If all goes according to plan, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, after two decades, will finally be democratically elected. OUR VISION We seek to create a space in the diaspora for dialogue on the momentous changes underway in Hong Kong. We welcome all voices into this discussion, as we believe that only when everyone who cares about the city or claims it to be their home are engaged will we be able to forge a consensus on democracy that is truly inclusive. Through this conference and the conversations that will continue after it concludes, we will actively seek to contribute to the future of Hong Kong.

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STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Larry Au is a senior completing his degrees in Sociology and History. He is the Co-President of HKSA, and served as Editor-in-Chief of VISIONS Magazine and Coordinator of the Pan Asian Council. He works as the Chair of the Committee. Clarence Ho is a senior in Applied Math-Economics. He is the other Co-President of HKSA, and worked previously with the Collegiate Consulting Group in providing in strategy consulting for regional businesses. He works as our Media Lead. Angel Lee is a senior studying Economics from Los Angeles. Aside from HKSA, she worked with the Brown Daily Herald as their Business Strategy Director and with Smart Woman Securities as their CFO. She works as our Delegate Coordinator. Michelle Kwok is a junior in Political Science. She serves as Cultural Chair of HKSA, and works for Strait Talk, a nonpartisan conference on Sino-Taiwanese relations, and the Brown International Scholarship Program. She serves as our Speaker Coordinator. Myron Lam is a junior in Development Studies and Economics. He is a VP in HKSA, and is involved in social entrepreneurship, working last summer with the Nam Long Development Corporation in Vietnam. He also works with the Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a Providence incubator program. He serves as our Operations Coordinator. Jonathan Poon is a junior in Computer Science. He is the Media Chair of HKSA and has worked at various tech startups in Hong Kong. He serves as our Technology Lead.

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Andrew Li is a junior in Cognitive, Linguistics, and Psychological Sciences interested in pursuing a career in medicine in Hong Kong. He serves as our other Media Lead. Susan Chen is a junior studying Visual Arts and International Relations. She works as the MD of Brown Motion Pictures, the Ivy Leagues largest film production company, and VP of Kappa Delta, a chapter she founded. She serves as our Programming Lead. Justin To is a junior in International Relations interested in finance and economics. He is a member of Browns Varsity Tennis Team. He serves as our Social Lead. Richard Yue is a sophomore in Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations. He is the Social Chair of HKSA, and was elected to the Undergraduate Finance Board, charged with allocating funds to hundreds of student groups. He serves as our Finance Lead. Sarah Cheung is a sophomore studying Visual Arts and her independent concentration in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. She will work as our Outreach Coordinator. Nick Chan is a sophomore studying Applied Math-Economics from Los Angeles. Aside from working as the External Chair for HKSA, he works with Collegiate Consulting Group. He serves as our other Finance Lead. Tiffany Chang is a sophomore in Applied Math-Economics from New York. She is a Senior Staff Writer for the Intercollegiate Finance Journal and is on the Beauty Team Staff for Unhemmed Magazine. She works as our Treasurer. Eddie Lee is a sophomore in Applied Math-Economics from Massachusetts. He is a Meiklejohn Peer Advisor and works as a mentor in China Care, a mentoring program for adopted Chinese children. He serves as our Secretary. Robert Lee is a freshman concentrating in Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations. A talented musician, he is currently in one of Browns oldest a cappella groups, the Jabberwocks. He serves as our other Networking Lead. Ashley So is a freshman that previously studied at Deerfield Academy. She is a talented photographer interested in the visual arts. She serves as our other Delegate Coordinator. Chris Shum is a freshman in Computer Science and previously studied at the Canadian International School. He serves as our other Logistics Lead. Trevor Lam is a freshman in Business, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship interested in pursuing a career in law in Hong Kong. He serves as a Technology Lead. We would also like to thank Jesamine Dyus, David Deng, Jason Shum, and Elaine Wang for their work.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Here is a conference schedule. Please refer to the Getting Around Brown guide for the location of each event. Bolded events will be open to the public and live streamed to online audiences around the world on our website at http://ReframingHK.com/live.

FRIDAY MARCH 14TH SATURDAY MARCH 15TH

3:00-7:00 PM

Delegate Check In and Move Into Host Housing, Campus Tours Lower Lobby, Stephen Roberts Campus Center, 75 Waterman Street

9:30 AM

Panel #1: Governance in the City After a Decade of Protest Digital Scholarship Lab, Rockerfeller Jr. Library

8:00 PM

Welcome and Opening Address Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert Campus Center

11:30 AM

Keynote Carmichael Auditorium, Building for Environmental Research and Technology

9:00 PM

Reception Leung Family Gallery, Stephen Robert Campus Center

1:00 PM

Lunch Kasper Multipurpose Room, Stephen Roberts Campus Center

2:00 PM

Panel #2: Hong Kong in the Context of Greater China Marcuvitz Auditorium, Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences

3:30 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM

Panel #3: Envisioning Reform within One Country, Two Systems Marcuvitz Auditorium, Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences

6:00 PM

Dinner Crystal Room, Alumnae Hall

7:30 PM

Concluding Discussion: Change From the Networked Diaspora? Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert Student Center

9:30 PM

Evening Social Flatbread Company, 161 Cushing Street

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OPENING ADDRESS The Honorable Charles Mok ( ) will be addressing the conference during our opening session. He was elected in 2012 to the Legislative Council, representing the Information Technology Functional Constituency. He was a co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Professional Commons, a think tank that brings together professionals from various backgrounds to provide public policy analysis and advocates for professional independence. He was also a founding member of the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor. He is a regular contributor to local publications such as the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Charles is an entrepreneur and an advocate for the information and communications technology industry. He founded and led HKNet from 1994 to 2000, a major Internet service provider at the time. He previously headed the Asian, Australian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Internet Society Hong Kong, Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, and Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

KEYNOTE The Honorable Dennis Kwok ( ) will be joining us for the keynote portion of our conference. He was elected in 2012 to the Legislative Council, representing the Legal Functional Constituency, succeeding Ms. Margaret Ng. Elected at the age of 34, he was the second youngest member to be elected that year. He was a co-founder of the Professional Commons. He is also a founding member of the Civic Party and a member of the Citizen Commission for Constitutional Development initiated by Mrs. Anson Chan, Hong Kongs former Chief Secretary for Administration.

Dennis received his LL.B. (Upper Class Hons.) from Kings College, University of London, and completed his PCLL at the University of Hong Kong. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong and in 2006 he was called to the Bar. As a barrister in Princes Chambers, he is known for his growing practice in public administrative and civil law.

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THE PANELS GOVERNANCE IN THE CITY AFTER A DECADE OF PROTEST We will open our conference with a discussion on the state of the citys political system after the many mass protests that originated from Hong Kongs civil society since 2003. Even though citizens regularly take to the streets, the citys political institutions and its core values of rule of law, justice, and equality, remain intact. This panel will examine the effects of these episodes of social mobilization and contentious politics on everyday understandings of citizenship and belonging. Panelists: Ho-Fung Hung, Sarah Y. T. Mak, Michael F. Martin, and Rebecca Nedostup HONG KONG IN THE CONTEXT OF GREATER CHINA Despite its peripheral geographic location, Hong Kong has long been the center of trade and investment capital that aided in the development of the nation. As Chinas gateway to the world, the city has long been the site of global flows that take on new life in the citys unique position. This panel will place the citys experience in the context of Chinese history, economy, culture, and politics, and explore how its future developments will affect greater China. Panelists: Huei-Ying Kuo, Edward Steinfeld, Weiping Wu, and David Wyss ENVISIONING REFORM WITHIN ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS The system of government created by the Basic Law and the formulation of One Country, Two Systems was unprecedented, yet the challenges that Hong Kong faces is not unique. This panel seeks to envision how reform is possible and what it will look like within the constraints faced, drawing on the experiences of other legal and political systems that underwent similar periods of change. Panelists: Martin Flaherty, Janny Leung, David A. Rezvani, and Margaret Y. K. Woo CHANGE FROM THE NETWORKED DIASPORA? The final discussion will operate under the Chatham House Rule*. This concluding discussion will take place by recognizing the historical legacy of diasporic communities in being forces of change in their homeland. We will then move on to discuss the effect of technological change in our ability as far-flung residents of Hong Kong in participating in the happenings of the city. We will draw on the experiences of conference participants and come up with the next steps that attendees can embark on after they leave Providence. Facilitators: Evelyn Hu-DeHart and Michael Suen

*The rule in full reads: When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

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PANELIST PROFILES

Martin Flaherty is the Leitner Family Professor and Co-Director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at the Fordham Law School. He is a Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton, and has taught at Columbia Law School, the China University of Political Science and Law, and the National Judges College in Beijing. His most recent article One Country, Which Direction?: Hong Kong 15 Years After the Handover (2013) appeared in the Columbia Journal of International Law.

Evelyn Hu-DeHart is a Professor of History, Ethnic Studies, and American Studies at Brown University. She was formerly the Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America and is an expert of the Chinese diaspora in the Americas. She is currently co-teaching a course at Brown on Transpacific Asian/American Studies simultaneously with Robert Lee at the Chinese University of Hong Kong using teleconferencing technologies. She co-edited Voluntary Associations in the Chinese Diaspora (2006) with Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce.

Ho-Fung Hung is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. He has published extensively on contentious politics and global political economy. His current work focuses on two areas: first, on the Chinese governments contentious interactions with Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet; and second, on the impact that the rise of China has had on the contours of global capitalism. He is the author of Protest with Chinese Characteristics (2013).

Huei-Ying Kuo is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Research Scientist in Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. She writes extensively on transnational business networks in Hong Kong and Singapore, specializing in the 19th and early to mid-20th century. She has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Overseas Chinese Studies, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Enterprise and Society.

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Janny Leung is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute and an Associate Professor of English at the University of Hong Kong. Her research spans multiple fields, from language acquisition to the relationship between law and psychology. During her residency this year, she will be working on a study on bilingualism in the Basic Law, Hong Kongs constitution, and its effects on the delivery of justice.

Sarah Y. T. Mak is a Lecturer at UC Santa Cruz in Political Science. Her research on nationalism, global cities, post-colonialism, and social movements draws heavily on fieldwork in Hong Kong. Her forthcoming book Everyday Imaginings in the Postcolonial details the commonplace manifestations of nationalism.

Michael F. Martin has a long history with Hong Kong. From 1994 to 1998, he was the Assistant Chief Economist for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Dr. Martin taught at Hong Kong Baptist University for the academic year 1990/91. He is currently a Specialist in Asian Affairs for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, covering Hong Kong among other topics. Dr. Martin holds a B.A. from the Michigan State University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Martin lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with his spouse, Meipo Fun Martin, who was born and raised in Hong Kong.

Rebecca Nedostup is an Associate Professor in History at Brown University focusing on modern China. Her work spans multiple topics, from the treatment of the dead to modern political movements, utilizing various methodologies, from comparative approaches to spatial analysis. She is the author of Superstitious Regimes: Religion and the Politics of Chinese Modernity (2009).

David A. Rezvani is a Lecturer and Visiting Research Assistant Professor in Government at Dartmouth College. His comparative work deals with autonomous and partially independent territories, such as Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, and Catalonia. He received his degrees from the University of Washington, LSE, and Oxford. His forthcoming works include Surpassing the Sovereign State and Chinas Golden Egg.

Edward Steinfeld is the Deans Professor of China Studies and a Professor of Political Science at Brown University. He is an expert on industrial development in China, and was recently appointed the Director of the China Initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies, having previously taught at MIT. He is the author of Playing Our Game (2010) and Forging Reform in China (1998).

Michael Suen is a designer, writer, and an expert on the digital humanities, technology, and social change. He was previously a Producer in charge of content strategy at Learning Games Network, which designs educational games with groups such as the Gates Foundation. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of 21CB, a widely cited blog on Asian media and culture. He graduated from Middlebury College in 2011, majoring in English & American Literatures with a minor in Chinese.

Margaret Y. K. Woo is a Professor of Law and a Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the Northeastern University School of Law. She is also the Director of the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy. Her comparative research on East

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Asian legal systems focuses on Chinas legal reforms. She co-edited East Asian Law: Universal Norms and Local Culture (2003) and Chinese Justice: Civil Dispute Resolution in Contemporary China (2011).

Weiping Wu is a Professor and Chair of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. Her work focuses on several areas, including migration and the socio-spatial reconfiguration of urban areas, economic resiliency and public policy, and innovation and higher education. She has consulted widely for groups such as the World Bank and the National Committee on US-China Relations. She is the editor of The Journal of Planning Education and Research, and the author of Local Dynamics in an Era of Globalization (2000) and The Chinese City (2012).

David Wyss was the Chief Economist of Standard & Poor where he oversaw the firms economic forecasts. He also served in various capacities in the European Economic Service, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers. He received his undergraduate education at MIT and his PhD in economics at Harvard. He currently is a Visiting Fellow at the Watson Institue for International Studies and an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Brown University.

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SPONSORS

We are tremendously grateful to the sponsors of our conference at Brown University and the help of our Supporting Societies from across the United States. CAMPUS CONTRIBUTORS

Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance Asian/Asian American Heritage Series of the Third World Center Brown University Alumni Association Hong Kong Campus Life/Presidents Discretionary Fund China Initiative of the Watson Institute for International Studies Department of American Studies Department of East Asian Studies Department of History Department of Modern Culture and Media Department of Sociology International Affairs Undergraduate Student Fund of the Dean of the College Multicultural Alumni Committee Office of Institutional Diversity Office of International Advancement Office of the President Pan Asian Council of the Third World Center Pembroke Center for Teaching & Research on Women Undergraduate Finance Board Urban Studies Program

SUPPORTING SOCIETIES CSAs of Brown, Columbia, Wellesley; HHKS of Harvard; HKSSS of Columbia; HKSAs of Babson, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, NYU, Tufts, UPenn, Princeton, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale; SoHK of Dartmouth; and others. We would also like to thank Handybook, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office of New York, and Libbler for giving to our delegate gift packages.

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Larry Au